Supplements and Replacements 430-05-85

 

Supplements 430-05-85-05

(Revised 08/01/07 ML3095)

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A supplement is issued when a household reports and verifies either of the following changes:

• an ongoing decrease of $50 or more in the household's gross monthly income, or

• the addition of a new household member who is not a member of another certified food stamp household

 

Worker failure to increase benefits will result in an underpayment.

 

A supplement is not issued:

• For the month a change is reported and verified.

• If a change is not reported timely for change reporting households.

• If verification is not provided within 10 days of the mail date of the appropriate notice.

 

Change Reporting Households

If a change reporting household timely reports either of these changes by the 10th of the month following the month of the change, and does not provide verification, the worker must send the F442 requesting verification. If verification is provided within 10 days of the mail date of the notice, the worker must act on the change no later than the first benefit issued 10 days after the change was reported.  If the benefit has already been issued or the worker takes 10-days to act and the 10-days fall into the next benefit month, a supplement must be issued. The worker must notify the household that supplemental benefits were issued using the TECS notice F703 - Supplemental Benefits notice.  

 

Examples:

1. A change reporting household reported and verified the addition of a new household member on August 3. No supplement is issued for the current month (August). When processing September benefits the new household member must be added to the case.
2. A change reporting household reports a decrease in unearned income of $50 or more on May 10. The worker sends the F442 to the household on May 14 with a mail date of May 15. The household provides the verification on May 24.  The change must be acted on for the benefit month of June. If the worker does not make the change by regular issuance deadline, the change must be acted on and a supplement issued by June 3.

 

Simplified Reporting Households

If a simplified reporting household reports either of these changes and does not provide verification, the worker must send the F419 requesting verification.  If verification is provided within 10 days of the mail date of the notice, the worker must act on the change no later than the first benefit issued 10 days after the change was reported.  If the benefit has already been issued or the worker takes 10-days to act and the 10-days fall into the next benefit month, a supplement must be issued.  The worker must notify the household that supplemental benefits were issued using the TECS notice F703 - Supplemental Benefits notice.  

 

Examples:

1. A household reported and verified a decrease in gross monthly income of $50 or more that occurred in May on July 25. No supplement is issued for the month of July. The worker must process the reported change and issue a supplement for the benefit month of August by August 4, if the worker hasn’t processed this change by regular issuance deadline.
2. A household reports on January 27 that a new household member entered their home on November 15 and does not provide the verification needed to add the individual. The worker sends F419 requesting verifications necessary to add the individual on January 28 with a mail date of January 29. The household provides the verification on February 10.  No supplement is issued for the current month (February). When processing March benefits the new household member must be added to the case.  

 

In this example, if the household provided the verifications within 10 days of the mail date of the F419 (February 7), a supplement must be issued for the benefit month of February.